kill off
Example Sentences
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This follows a strategic decision to kill off traditional sedans and hold the line on profits rather than chase volume, which is making the company more money and winning over Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
By definition, it has not been pasteurized, the simple process of heating milk to kill off harmful bacteria.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
For now investors are betting that even a more hawkish Fed can’t kill off the bull run.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
In the 1990s, it was out-of-town shopping centres that were predicted to kill off High Streets; then it was online shopping, then working from home.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
When cattle eat the leaves of a grass, the plant will kill off some of its roots, to balance itself out.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
